sableaire:

Not to throw my hat into the Steven Universe discourse ring, but I think a lot of people might be missing out on the angle where… some kids might relate to the diamonds?? Like, on a familial level, especially older siblings.

There are older siblings like Blue who might emotionally smother and older siblings like Yellow who unintentionally hurt by enforcing rules from a higher authority (parents or a school) and there are a lot of preteens and teens burdened by the idea that they have to be perfect at all costs, who think that their way is the only correct way because of a sheltered worldview. The lessons the Diamonds learn throughout the course of the show – yes, even White Diamond’s controversial, blushing change of mind – will be infinitely more valuable to these kids on a level of emotional growth.

I’m saying this as someone who made a lot of the aforementioned mistakes towards my younger sibling when I was say, 12 to 16 years old. I only learned to let it go when, like in the show, my self-image of self-importance was broken through someone kinder and more open-minded than me. As such, personally, I feel that letting the Diamonds learn better will mean more to these kids and their futures than whatever other narrative ending some people are hoping for.

I’m not trying to start anything, but I hadn’t seen this angle before and just wanted to put it out there. Do with it now what you will.